Eligible Lawrenceburg Homeowners Can Receive Home Repairs for Free

The City was the recipient of funding for an Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Grant.

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - Eligible homeowners in Lawrenceburg can get home repairs for free. 

The City of Lawrenceburg was awarded $350,000 last September from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) for an Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program.

The Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Grant empowers Indiana communities to establish local home repair programs. Awarded communities create programs that directly fund repairs on owner occupied residential properties, including roof replacement, heating, cooling, and water heater replacement, lighting and electrical upgrades and ADA accessibility modifications up to the threshold of the home. 

To be eligible for the program, total household income must be at or below the following income guidelines:

Persons in Household & Max. Household Annual Income 2024*

  • 1 - $58,700
  • 2 - $67,100
  • 3 - $75,500
  • 4 - $83,850
  • 5 - $90,600
  • 6 - $97,300
  • 7 - $104,000
  • 8 - $110,700

(*80% area median income - (AMI) (updated annually)

Eligible homeowners are encouraged to act fast and apply as soon as possible, as spaces are limited. For more information, call SIRPC at 812-689-5505 or email jessica.rayburn@sirpc.org.

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